The Taken Ones
The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story
You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.
Best Sellers
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The Taken Ones
- A Novel (Steinbeck and Reed, Book 1)
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Carly Robins
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance4
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Two girls vanished. A woman buried alive. Between two crimes lie decades of secrets yet to be unearthed in a pulse-pounding novel by the Edgar Award-nominated author of Unspeakable Things....
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The Taken Ones
- A Novel (Steinbeck and Reed, Book 1)
- Narrated by: Carly Robins
- Series: Steinbeck and Reed, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 2023-09-19
- Language: English
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$23.18 or free with 30-day trial
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Unspeakable Things
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance17
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Cassie McDowell’s life in 1980s Minnesota seems perfectly wholesome. She lives on a farm, loves school, and has a crush on the nicest boy in class. Yes, there are her parents’ strange parties and their parade of deviant guests, but she’s grown accustomed to them....
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Waste of money
- By Sally on 2020-01-11
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Unspeakable Things
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 2020-01-01
- Language: English
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$20.87 or free with 30-day trial
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Bloodline
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Whitney Dykhouse
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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Perfect town. Perfect homes. Perfect families. It’s enough to drive some women mad....
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Bloodline
- Narrated by: Whitney Dykhouse
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 2021-01-01
- Language: English
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$22.48 or free with 30-day trial
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The Quarry Girls
- A Thriller
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Jess Nahikian
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance8
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Killers hiding in plain sight. Small-town secrets. A girl who knows too much. From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Unspeakable Things and Bloodline comes a nerve-twisting novel inspired by a shocking true crime. Minnesota, 1977. For the teens of one close-knit community, summer means...
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Couldn’t stop listening
- By kayla polachuk on 2026-06-05
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The Quarry Girls
- A Thriller
- Narrated by: Jess Nahikian
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 2022-11-01
- Language: English
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$22.48 or free with 30-day trial
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The Verdant Cage
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Lily Ganser
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "The deft prose is enlivened by action sequences, as well, which are sure to draw readers into the central mystery."—Kirkus Reviews Fans of The Hunger Games, The Grace Year, and The Maze Runner will devour The Verdant Cage―a chilling dystopian thriller...
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The Verdant Cage
- Narrated by: Lily Ganser
- Series: The Verdant Series, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 2026-04-07
- Language: English
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$26.56 or free with 30-day trial
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Getaway
- Secrets follow you everywhere
- Written by: Sally Hepworth, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Catherine Steadman, and others
- Narrated by: Candice Moll, Shayna Small, Samara Naeymi, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Perfect vacations or last resorts? In this collection of short psychological thrillers, bestselling authors bring trouble to paradise....
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Getaway
- Secrets follow you everywhere
- Narrated by: Candice Moll, Shayna Small, Samara Naeymi, Jennifer Jill Araya, Carly Robins, Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Series: Getaway collection
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 2022-08-31
- Language: English
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$19.58 or free with 30-day trial
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The Blackthorn Women
- A Novel (Blackthorn Women)
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Kira Fixx
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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A terrible family curse threatens four generations of women in a spellbinding novel of haunting secrets, magic, and healing by the Edgar Award-nominated author of The Taken Ones.
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The Blackthorn Women
- A Novel (Blackthorn Women)
- Narrated by: Kira Fixx
- Series: Blackthorn Women
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 2026-05-26
- Language: English
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$23.47 or free with 30-day trial
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The Reaping
- Steinbeck and Reed, Book 2
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: James Daniels
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance1
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By-the-book forensic scientist Harry Steinbeck and rogue BCA agent Van Reed must catch a cold-case killer who’s returned to abduct a small town’s children one by one in this heart-stopping novel from the Edgar Award-nominated author of Unspeakable Things.
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Nice & spooky Halloween mystery read.
- By Josselyn Seguin on 2024-10-21
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The Reaping
- Steinbeck and Reed, Book 2
- Narrated by: James Daniels
- Series: Steinbeck and Reed, Book 2
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 2024-09-03
- Language: English
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$23.23 or free with 30-day trial
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The Laughing Dead
- Steinbeck and Reed, Book 3
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Carly Robins
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Two murder investigations, decades apart, threaten to expose a cold case agent’s darkest secrets in a pulse-pounding thriller by the Edgar Award-nominated author of The Taken Ones.
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Emotional and Gripping
- By Sarah H on 2025-10-19
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The Laughing Dead
- Steinbeck and Reed, Book 3
- Narrated by: Carly Robins
- Series: Steinbeck and Reed, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 2025-07-22
- Language: English
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$22.02 or free with 30-day trial
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Catch Her in a Lie
- Getaway Collection
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Carly Robins
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Two agents on the trail of a serial killer. A mother and daughter on the trip of a lifetime. Fates converge in paradise in a chilling short story by an Amazon Charts bestselling author....
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Catch Her in a Lie
- Getaway Collection
- Narrated by: Carly Robins
- Series: Getaway collection
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 2022-08-31
- Language: English
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$8.74 or free with 30-day trial
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Litani
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Cassandra Morris
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The Amazon Charts bestselling author of Unspeakable Things and Bloodline explores the darkness at the heart of the rural Midwest in a novel inspired by a chilling true crime....
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Litani
- Narrated by: Cassandra Morris
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 2021-10-19
- Language: English
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The Crying Killer
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Megan Tusing
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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A woman’s secret. A small town with a dark past. A serial killer bent on revenge. Lies kill in a shocking true crime–inspired thriller by the Edgar-nominated author of The Quarry Girls.
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The Crying Killer
- Narrated by: Megan Tusing
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 2026-08-18
- Language: English
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$23.27 or free with 30-day trial
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February Fever
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 10
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Mira James is heading to Oregon by rail with two of her best friends to attend a PI conference. Even better, she’ll see Johnny, the love of her life, who’s in Portland for an internship. It’ll be scenic, swift, and safe. Until it isn’t.
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February Fever
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 10
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Series: Murder by Month Mystery, Book 10
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 2025-01-28
- Language: English
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$20.50 or free with 30-day trial
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May Day
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 1
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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A waitress turned librarian just wants a new life. What she ends up with is a killer change of pace in a funny, snappy, and suspenseful mystery by Edgar Award-nominated author Jess Lourey....
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May Day
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Series: Murder by Month Mystery, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 2024-04-30
- Language: English
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$20.41 or free with 30-day trial
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Twice in a Blue Moon
- A Short Story (Blackthorn Women)
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Kira Fixx
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The Blackthorn women have always possessed magic. For Helena, working at her candy store in the small town of Faith Falls, it’s the secret ingredient for handmade chocolates that satisfy more than a craving.
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Twice in a Blue Moon
- A Short Story (Blackthorn Women)
- Narrated by: Kira Fixx
- Series: Blackthorn Women
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 2026-06-30
- Language: English
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$14.09 or free with 30-day trial
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December Dread
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 8
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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After more than a decade away, Mira James isn’t keen on returning to her Minnesota hometown for the holidays. Her childhood memories aren’t particularly jolly. Even less festive is the news of a serial killer on the loose.
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December Dread
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 8
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Series: Murder by Month Mystery, Book 8
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 2024-11-26
- Language: English
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$21.70 or free with 30-day trial
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April Fools
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 12
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Two disappearances and a murder. The mystery couldn’t be more personal in a witty and twisty rom-com caper from Amazon Charts bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Jess Lourey.
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April Fools
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 12
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Series: Murder by Month Mystery, Book 12
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 2025-03-25
- Language: English
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Knee High by the Fourth of July
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 3
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Independence Day comes with fireworks, a budding romance, and hometown murder in this sharp and witty mystery by Edgar Award-nominated author Jess Lourey....
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Knee High by the Fourth of July
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 3
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Series: Murder by Month Mystery, Book 3
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 2024-06-25
- Language: English
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$19.88 or free with 30-day trial
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January Thaw
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 9
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The discovery of a frozen stiff reveals old buried secrets in a witty and invigorating mystery from Amazon Charts bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Jess Lourey.
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January Thaw
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 9
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Series: Murder by Month Mystery, Book 9
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 2024-12-31
- Language: English
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November Hunt
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 7
- Written by: Jess Lourey
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Hunting season exposes deadly secrets in a briskly chilling rom-com mystery from Amazon Charts bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Jess Lourey.
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November Hunt
- Murder by Month Mystery, Book 7
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Series: Murder by Month Mystery, Book 7
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 2024-10-29
- Language: English
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